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Congress passes $740bn for Pentagon while millions face New Years evictions

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The US Congress is awarding $740 billion to the Pentagon while 12 million US citizens face evictions in the new year. Who is Joe Biden’s groundbreaking new secretary of defense with a military industrial complex resume? Civil rights attorney Robert Patillo explores the on-again, off-again love affair between the Democratic Party and black voters. … Read More >Congress passes $740bn for Pentagon while millions face New Years evictions

Categories UK

2mn UK families at risk of plunging into poverty with lockdowns projected to DOUBLE ‘destitution levels’, study finds

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Rising poverty in the UK is expected to get far worse due to economy-crippling policies billed as necessary to stop the spread of Covid-19, a new study has found, predicting that two million families will soon lack essentials. … Read More >2mn UK families at risk of plunging into poverty with lockdowns projected to DOUBLE ‘destitution levels’, study finds

Categories Russia

‘Maniacal’ US fighting Germany over gas pipeline & harming European security due to ‘own economic interests’ – top Russian MP

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Washington’s latest sanctions aimed at European firms constructing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline are a “bad sign” for the continent and proof of the US’ policy of “state blackmail and terror,” according to a prominent Russian MP. … Read More >‘Maniacal’ US fighting Germany over gas pipeline & harming European security due to ‘own economic interests’ – top Russian MP

Categories Latin America

Argentina passes one-time personal wealth levy dubbed ‘millionaires’ tax’ to cover Covid-19 damage

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Argentina has approved an extraordinary levy on large personal wealth. The measure is meant to raise some $3.6 billion to fund recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. Critics say it’s not an option for the stagnant economy. … Read More >Argentina passes one-time personal wealth levy dubbed ‘millionaires’ tax’ to cover Covid-19 damage

Categories Business

Saudi Arabia ‘financed itself into oblivion’ & now entire country is at risk of going under – Max Keiser

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The hosts of Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, look at the online conversations of a money printer and how financialization has turned Saudi Aramco into a money-losing operation. … Read More >Saudi Arabia ‘financed itself into oblivion’ & now entire country is at risk of going under – Max Keiser